  Kidnapped Syrian Armenian released  August 10, 2012 - 15:08 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The kidnapped Aleppo-based young Armenian has been released, a Syrian Armenian said, preferring to remain anonymous. As he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the ransom had been paid, with the young Armenian already at large. However, he couldn’t provide information as to whether the ransom was paid by the Syrian Armenian community, or the parents. Syrian rebels kidnapped an Aleppo-based Armenian Hovsep Balmanoukian (born in 1990) on border with Lebanon, with USD 20 thous. ransom demanded. According to Outreach to Syrian Armenians Facebook page, Syria’s Armenian community voiced readiness to pay half the ransom (USD 15 thous.) Partner news  Top stories President Sahakyan stressed the combat readiness of Artsakh defense among key factors in the country’s security and state building. “The above mentioned NGOs’ participation in the forum is only possible as a part of Azerbaijani delegation,” ANP said. The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Van Rompuy: youth unemployment pressing issue for EU  Social unrest is rumbling and research has warned of "lost generations" of unemployed people and their children.Jordan King says extremism ‘grown fat’ on Israeli-Palestinian conflict The World Economic Forum has gathered 900 participants from 23 countries to discuss Mideast economic growth.12 injured in suicide bombing in Russia’s Dagestan Initial reports said one policeman died in hospital, but a spokesman for police in the North Caucasus republic later denied it.Anti-Israeli protesters infiltrate dinner for UEFA's top officials in London The dinner followed UEFA's Congress in London and was organized with the support of the Football Association. |
